Re: Which of your favorite fragrances have gotten the worst insults on Basenotes?

I find extremely wierd that some groups, ethnics, cultures or nationalities have specific perceptions.
For example, around here Jules, Kouros and Yatagan are usually found sweaty, urinous, unwashed, etc etc etc.
I love them but not due to their dirty profile. For me they smell absolutely INOFENSIVE. Wonderful, fresh, complex, barbershop-y, strong, or whatever. But NEVER dirty.

SOLOMON saith: There is no new thing upon the earth. So that as Plato had an imagination, That all knowledge was but remembrance; so Solomon giveth his sentence, That all novelty is but oblivion.

I find extremely wierd that some groups, ethnics, cultures or nationalities have specific perceptions.
For example, around here Jules, Kouros and Yatagan are usually found sweaty, urinous, unwashed, etc etc etc.
I love them but not due to their dirty profile. For me they smell absolutely INOFENSIVE. Wonderful, fresh, complex, barbershop-y, strong, or whatever. But NEVER dirty.

I still try to 'educate'/train my nose to appreciate the wet wild wolfy celery campfire smell of my 125 ml flask of Yatagan....... So you find Yatagan fresh & barber shop like in scent ?!?

Re: Which of your favorite fragrances have gotten the worst insults on Basenotes?

Originally Posted by Bigtruck260

Dunhill Fresh - I don't get it. I live in the Midwest US and it gets compliments by men and women on a daily basis in the Spring - when I wear it on almost a daily basis. Someone here said it smells like 'new shoes'...which I really can't argue with. It's different, but I like it - and apparently so do my co-workers, clients and especially the wife. To each his/her own I guess...

New shoes??? Lol I don't get that from Fresh.

I get watermelon and pepper...lol go figure.

It is a very slept on fragrance imo. Fresh is a good word for it. I enjoy it as well and it has given me compliments.

Re: Which of your favorite fragrances have gotten the worst insults on Basenotes?

Re: Which of your favorite fragrances have gotten the worst insults on Basenotes?

Chrome is a favourite of mine that is regularly trashed.

Trashers come at scents from a number of different angles -
If it's not niche it's trash.
If it doesn't resemble a masterful women's scent it's trash.
If it's synthetic it's trash.
If it's perceived as generic it's trashed.
If the odor can be detected by other people two feet away, then it's trash and vulgar.
And in the case of Chrome, if it keeps you smelling out-of-the shower-fresh all day long, without conking out no matter how hot it is, it doesn't matter, it's still trash.

In my case, the only scents I've ever trashed are Secretions Magnifique, because it literally made me nauseous and to a lesser extent, the old version of Quorum. There are plenty of scents I don't like much, but I know someone likes them or may like them.
Cheers,
Renato

Re: Which of your favorite fragrances have gotten the worst insults on Basenotes?

For me,
-Burberry Sport (gets no love here, but it's probably my favorite sport fragrance).
-1 Million (my favorite winter scent, designer or niche. Just perfect)
-Chanel Allure Homme Sport Cologne Sport (lots of people complain about it being too lemony/citrusy, but I still think it's the best one in the Allure lineup, and my favorite Chanel overall).
-Serge Luten's Rousse (yeah, it does smell like red hot cinnamon candy and holiday potpourri, but what's wrong with that? Lol!)

Re: Which of your favorite fragrances have gotten the worst insults on Basenotes?

Re: Which of your favorite fragrances have gotten the worst insults on Basenotes?

My favourite review of a fragrance I enjoy
Boss No 1

I wanted a second shot at this one, as I don't believe I was sufficiently adamant the first time round' You might as well sprinkle yourself with warm hog piss, as you'd get the same effect. I present to you that there be a good chance that this substance was brewed in the very depths of hell. Thank You and Good Day.